A URL includes the protocol, domain name, domain extension, port number and path to the resource. For a particular Resource on the web, its URL may become very lengthy to remember and to type. Also
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sometimes it is required to hide the real URL from the viewer (eg. URL with the affiliate id etc.).
Some times the Longer URL is not accepted due to the input length limit. And sometimes the long URL with unusual characters may not correctly render or auto-linked in e-mails etc.
Using our URL shortening service a user can turn a URL like the following:
"http://www.some-domain.com/some-script.php?action=process&id=999 &user=xyz&some-other-variable=its-value" into an easy to handle URL like this "http://{ourURL}.com/{Link ID}/"
It would be a permanent service so any time a visitor from any where on internet can enter the short URL (http://{ourURL}.com/{Link ID}/) to visit the original page (http://www.some-domain.com/some-script.php?action=process&id=999&user=xyz&some-other-variable=its-value) [Less]